Archive - Jan 2012

January 30th

January 30, 2012

In loving memory of Perry Green, a resident of Colville who was born Nov. 3, 1951 and passed away Jan. 16, 2012.
He is survived by his loving family and friends.
He was a gracious man and accepted people without judgment. Perry will always be remembered and missed dearly.
May your soul rest in peace!

January 30, 2012

Longtime federal forester and firefighter Dick Leferink died Friday, Jan. 6 in Spokane hospital after a nearly three-year struggle with cancer. He was 59. He was born March 7, 1952, at Fairchild Air Force Base.
Dick spent his professional career managing forests for the White Mountain Apache Tribe in eastern Arizona and the Colville Confederated Tribes of northeastern Washington. Dick was with the Colvilles from October 1981 until his retirement in 2007, managing the 360,000 acres on the Inchelium District.

January 25th

January 25, 2012

A new venture, the Upper Columbia Volunteer Center, is finally ready to take off with the help of the Volunteer Centers of Washington. A grant of $10,000 of Volunteer Generation Funds was awarded to the Upper Columbia Volunteer Center to help with start-up costs, equipment and outreach.

January 25, 2012

Is your pet a ham in front of a camera? Or do you just have a great shot of your favorite animal? Capture their wackiest moments on film and we will put the first 54 photos on a deck of playing cards! So hurry in today. Winning photos will be published in the Statesman-Examiner on March 14. Grand Prize: $100.

January 25, 2012

In high school basketball action Tuesday night in the Northeast A League, the Colville High girls remained one game behind unbeaten Freeman after recording a 45-42 road win at Lakeside (10-8, 5-3).
The teams battled on mostly even terms until Colville regained the lead for good in the gameâ€™s final four-minutes. Senior post Ashley Knight made two free throws with 10 seconds left to give the Indians their final lead. A desperation three-point attempt by Lakeside was off the mark and Colville (13-5, 7-1) had escaped.

January 25, 2012

The Tribe softball program will hold tryouts on Sunday, Jan. 29 at Colville High School.
Girls trying out for the Tribe 10U, 12U and 14U teams will meet at 10 a.m. on Sunday at CHS. At 10:45 a.m., those players trying out for the 16U and 18U teams will meet.
Director of the Tribe softball program is Jim Ebel.
Flyers explaining the tryouts can be picked up at local schools.

January 25, 2012

There is nothing like saving the best for last.
Colville High faces its biggest test(s) of the Northeast A League dual season this week when they travel to Lakeside and Riverside for match-ups with the Eagles and Rams.
Colville, who shared the NEA dual meet championship with Lakeside and Riverside last season, would like nothing better than to win the title outright this time around.
Colville travels to Nine Mile Falls and Lakeside High on Thursday (6 p.m. start). The Indians will turn around and head to Riverside on Friday (6 p.m.).

January 25, 2012

The Colville High boyâ€™s basketball team, coming off big wins over Newport and Riverside, face their finalâ€”and most importantâ€”week of Northeast A League play this week.
On Tuesday, the Indians (5-2, 10-7), in a three-way tie for first place, were at one of the toughest gyms in the NEA (Lakeside). Colville, with a home win over the Eagles earlier this month, will likely be the underdog this time around against LHS (3-4, 8-9).
So it goes in the wild NEA, where protecting the home court is paramount and stealing a road win here and there the goal.

January 25, 2012

Providing they can escape a difficult environment at Nine Mile Falls and Lakeside (5-2, 10-7) on Tuesday night, the Colville High girls (6-1, 12-5) will face two-time defending State 1A champion Freeman (7-0, 17-0) Friday at home for a share of the Northeast A League championship.
In picking up wins last week over Newport, Riverside and Post Falls, the Indians played some of their best basketball of the season to date.

January 25, 2012

Northport High boyâ€™s basketball coach Erik Stark will tell you that his team isnâ€™t as good as its gaudy 15-2 record.
â€śWe arenâ€™t that good,â€ť says Stark, who figured that this would be a building year after losing some key players off the Mustangsâ€™ State 1B team of last winter. â€śAt least we arenâ€™t as good as our record. But we are starting to do some things that good teams do.â€ť
Like winâ€¦